A pair of masked armed robbers held up an Orange County Publix store just before closing on Sunday evening.

A pair of masked armed robbers held up an Orange County Publix store just before closing on Sunday evening.

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Updated: 5:02 PM EDT Mar 17, 2014

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WEBVTT HERSELF IN THE STOMACH. CLAIRE METZ, WESH 2 NEWS. ROBBERS TERRORIZE STORE EMPLOYEES AT A LOCAL PUBLIX. CAMERAS CAPTURE THE CROOKS HOLDING UP THE BUSINESS AND PUTTING A GUN TO ONE WOMAN'S HEAD. WISH'S STUART MOORE IS THERE LIVE. CUSTOMERS WERE INSIDE THE STORE OF THIS ALL WENT DOWN. Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, JIM. IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE THE STORE WAS CLOSED. YOU SEE IN THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO ONE OF THE ROBBERS GRABBED THE STORE MANAGER, PUT A GUN TO HER HELP. THEY WERE IN AND OUT IN JUST 53 SECONDS. AS THE MANAGER WAS WALKING TO LOCK THE DOORS FOR THE NIGHT, TWO ARMED MEN CHARGED HER, HELD A GUN TO THE SIDE OF HER HEAD AND FORCED HER TO GIVE UP THE CASH. IN SURVEILLANCE VIDEO YOU CAN SEE FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES THE MEN HAVE A COORDINATED PLAN, ONE TO HOLD THE CUSTOMERS AT GUNPOINT, THE OTHERS OUT BACK TO ROB THE SAFE. IN THIS SHOT YOU CAN SEE AN EMPLOYEE RUN FOR COVER WHEN SHE SEES AN EMPLOYEE RUN HER WAY. I WAS TRYING TO BE AS CALM AS POSSIBLE IN THAT SITUATION. IT'S TOUGH TO SAY WITHOUT BEING IN THAT SITUATION BUT I WAS TRYING TO BE AS CALM AS POSSIBLE AND HOPE FOR GOOD THINGS. Reporter: CUSTOMERS WE SPOKE TO SAID IT'S A SCARY SITUATION. THE VIDEO SHOWS ONE OF THE SUSPECTS DUMP OUT A TRASH CAN, DUMP OUT A SAFE INTO THAT BAG AND GET OUT OF THE STORE INTO A WAITING CAR. JULIA LIVES NEARBY. DO YOU TRY TO GET THINGS DONE BEFORE IT GETS TO BE A LATER HOUR? I DO. I DO. I DON'T COME OUT AT NIGHT, NOT ANYMORE. Reporter: THEY ARE HOPING SOMEONE AT HOME RECOGNIZES THESE

Gun pointed at manager's head in Publix robbery

A pair of masked armed robbers held up an Orange County Publix store just before closing on Sunday evening.